Money-box.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

No. 824,094.v

W. E. CLEVELAND.

MONEY BOX. APPLICATION FILED APRA?. 1905.

nu ce. www lr TUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE`^ Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

Application filed April 17, 1905. Serial No. 256,074.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, WILLARD E. CLEVE- LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oregon,in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money-Boxes, ofwhich the following is a speciiication.

The object of this invention is to construct a money-box in which aregister of the sumtotal of the value ofthe coins deposited in the boxis exposed to view.

The further object of this invention is to automatically lock the doorof the moneybox when the first coin is deposited in the box and toautomatically unlock the box when a predetermined amount has beendeposited.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation in whichportions of the door are broken away to more clearly show theregistering-Wheel. Fig. 2 is a front elevation in which the door andregisteringwheel are removed and the upper portion of the box insection. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the casing at the hinge side ofthe door. Fig. 4 is a partial plan or top view of the money-box. Fig. 5is an isometrical representation of the slidable cut-off.

The money-box comprises the top 1, bottom 2, and sides 3 and 4, the backnot being shown in the drawings. A door 5 has a hinge connection withthe side 4 and has an opening 6. To the inner face of the door issecured a plate 7 by the studs 8. The to of the box is provided with twoslots 9 andp 10. A stud 11 is pivotally supported by the door and plate7 and has a cross-bar 12 located outside of the door. To this stud 11 ispermanently secured a tumbler or pawl lever 13, provided, in thisinstance, with three edge notches 14, 15, and 16. To the upper end ofthis tumbler is pivoted a dog 17, having an upward extension 18. Fromthe plate 7 extend two pins 19. A locking-plate 20 has a lengthwise slot21, receiving the pins 19, thereby forming a guide for the plate. Thislocking-plate has its upper end provided with a side hook 22. A spring23 forms a connection between the lower ends of the tumbler 13 andlocking-plate 20, its action being to hold the tumbler against the stop24 and the locking-plate in its uppermost position, as shown at Fig. 2.

A cut-off plate 25 has a lengthwise slot 26 corresponding in length andwidth to the slot 9 through the top of the box. This cutoff has one end27 increased in thickness and also has a knob 28 connected to it, whichis located in the slot 10 in the top of the box and also serves to holdthat end ofthe cut-off plate in engagement with the ,under face of thetop of the box. The other end oi this cut-oil plate is guided by theplate 29. A spring 30 has one end connected to the cutoii plate and itsother end to the side 4 of the box, its action being to hold the platein the position shown in solid lines and to permit it to be moved in theposition shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2.

A registering-wheel 31 has its edge formed with saw-toothed teeth 32 andis mounted on the stud 11 to permit of its rotation independent of thestud. The outer face of this wheel has markings from 0'7 to 495 byiives. To the inner face of the registeringwheel is secured a disk 33,having a notch 34 in its edge. To the outer face of the plate 7 issecured a guideway 35, which guides a plunger 36. A spring 37 has oneend connected to the plunger, and its other end is connected to theplate 7, the action of Ithe spring being to hold the inner end of theplun-` ger in engagement with the disk 33,.Y

The operation of the mechanism of my improved money-box is as follows:The cut-off is moved so as to bring its opening 26 under the opening 9in the top ofthe box. The size of this slot will admit the passage of anickel, a dime, or a quarter. If a quarter is inserted, it will forcethe locking-bar 20 down until its hooked end 22 is directly opposite thenotch 16 in the tumbler 13. The cut-oil is then moved into its normalposition, which will close the slot 9. The tumbler 13 is rocked byturning the bar 12 until the bottom of the notch 16 strikes the hookedend of the locking-bar 20, thereby arrestin its movement. This movementof the tumblger will force the quarter from the upper end ci thelockingbar, and the incline 38 will guide it into the box proper. Thismovement of the tumbler will also rotate the registering-wheel 31 thedistance of five teeth, and through the opening 6 in the door the number25 will appear. Upon the release of the tumbler the dog 17 will dropinto engagement with one of the teeth of the registering-wheel, and eachtime a quarter is inserted in the box the registering-wheel will beadvanced live teeth. Ii a dime is inserted in the box, the locking-bar20 Will be depressed until its hooked end is opposite the notch 14: inthe tumbler, and upon the tumbler being operated the dog 17 Will movethe registering-Wheel 31 two teeth. If a nickel is inserted in the box,the lockingbar 2O Will be depressed until its hooked end is opposite thenotch 15 in the tumbler, and upon the tumbler being operated the dog 17Will move the registering-Wheel 31 one tooth. When the registering-Wheelis moved one or more teeth, the disk 33 Will move suihcient to force theplunger 36 out against the action of the spring 37 into a notch in theside 3 of the box, thereby locking the door. When the registering-Wheelhas moved one revolution, the notch 34 in the disk 33 Will receive theplunger 36, and the spring 37 will retract the plunger from itsengagement With the side 3 of the box, thereby permitting the door to beopened. When the cut-off is in its normal position, the slot 9 throughthe top ofthe box will be closed. When the cut-ofi is moved into itsdotted-line position, so that coins may be inserted through the slot 9,the thickened end 27 of the cut-od Will engage the upper portion 18 ofthe dog 17 and rock it, so that its hooked end Will become disengagedfrom the teeth 32 of the registering- Wheel 31. This is made necessaryto protect the registering-Wheel from rotating While a coin is beinginserted, also to prevent the operation of the Wheel if thelocking-plate should be depressed With other means than a cointhat is,the Wheel cannot be operated While the slot 9 is open.

By this construction I produce a moneybox Which registers the sum of theamount of the coins deposited therein, automatically locks and unlocksthe door, and Which cannot be. operated except upon the insertion of acoin.

It Will be noticed that the tumbler cannot be operated until thelocking-bar is depressed.

I claim -as my invention- 1. In a money-box, the combination of a boxproper, a door to the box having an opening, a registering-Wheelprovided With indicatmg-numerals, an opening through the top of the box,a slide covering the opening, a dog for moving the registering-Wheel,and held out of engagement With the Wheel When the slide is open, andmeans for moving the dog to partially rotate the Wheel upon the1nsertion of a coin into the box.

2. In a money-box, the combination of a box proper, a door to the boxhaving an operiing, a registering-Wheel provided-Withindicating-numerals, an opening through the top of the box, a slidecovering the opening, a tumbler provided With a series of edge notches,a locking-plate With Which the tumbler engages, said locking-platecapable of a bodily movement to present it before any one ofthe notchesofthe tumbler, and a dog connection between the tumbler andregistering-Wheel, the slide in its open position holding the dog out ofengagement With the Wheel.

3. In a money-box, the combination of a box proper, a door to the boxhaving an opening, a registering-Wheel provided Withindicating-numerals, an opening through the top of the box, a slidecovering the opening, a tumbler provided With a series of edge notches,a locking-plate With Which the tumbler engages, said locking-platecapable of a bodily movement to present it before any one of the notchesof the tumbler, a dog connection between the tumbler andregistering-Wheel, and a s ring connection between the tumbler andlocking-plate, the slide in its open position holdiig the dog out ofengagement With the Whee WILLARD E. CLEVELAND.

Witnesses F. B. SCHNEIDER, C. D. ETNYRE.

